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Rafiuzzaman Sifat

Md. Rafiuzzaman Sifat, a CSE graduate turned into journalist, works at News Hour as a staff reporter. He has many years of experience in featured writing in different Bangladeshi newspapers. He is an active blogger, story writer and social network activist. He published a book named 'Se Amar Gopon' inEkushe boi mela Dhaka 2016. Sifat got a BSc. from Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh. He also works as an Engineer at Bangla Trac Communications Ltd. As an avid traveler and a gourmet food aficionado, he is active in publishing restaurant reviews and cutting-edge articles about culinary culture.

Exclusive photographs of Donald Trump

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Nov 8, 2016

News Hour: Donald John Trump was born in 1946 in Queens, New York City, the fourth of five children of Frederick C. and Mary MacLeod Trump. Frederick Trump was a builder and real estate developer who...
German media warns of ‘Trumpocalypse’

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Nov 8, 2016

News Hour: Newspaper front pages around the world lead with stories about the U.S. presidential election Tuesday morning. And one publication in Germany published a particularly chilling warning about what would happen if GOP nominee Donald Trump became...
Rare photographs of Hillary Clinton

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Nov 8, 2016

News Hour: Hillary Clinton’s first political positions came with the marriage; first as the First Lady of Arkansas when her husband was elected the governor of the state in 1978. In 1961, a 14-year-old Hillary Rodham...
Trump and Clinton chase last-minute support on U.S. election eve

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Nov 8, 2016

News Hour: The U.S. presidential campaign neared its end on Monday in the same angry tone it began, with Republican Donald Trump calling Democrat Hillary Clinton a “phony” and Clinton accusing him of splitting the country,...
Monthly cost of $1-2 per person could ensure access to basic package of 201 essential medicines

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Nov 7, 2016

News Hour: Despite some progress, serious problems with medicine quality and safety persist in many low- and middle-income countries. At their most benign, poor quality medicines have no treatment effect, and at their worst cause human...
Only 55% of people with obesity have received a formal obesity diagnosis

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Nov 7, 2016

News Hour: The “Awareness, Care and Treatment In Obesity Management” (ACTION) study is the first US nationwide study to investigate barriers to obesity management from the perspective of people with obesity, healthcare professionals and employers. Divergent...
Genetic markers of resistance to frontline malaria drug that could help control outbreaks

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Nov 7, 2016

News Hour: Scientists have identified genetic markers associated with resistance to the one of the most commonly used malaria drugs in Southeast Asia. The findings of two independent studies from Cambodia, published in The Lancet Infectious...
‘Best mid-range hotel Chain’ for second year

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Nov 6, 2016

News Hour: Best Western® Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the title of ‘Best Mid-Range Hotel Chain’ in Travel Weekly Asia’s 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards for the second consecutive year....
Asia to light up with best western’s first glō℠ hotel

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Nov 6, 2016

News Hour: Best Western® Hotels & Resorts headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., is a privately held hotel brand with a global network of 4,100 hotels in more than 100* countries and territories worldwide. Best Western offers seven...
Best western adds another property to growing bw premier collection

by Rafiuzzaman Sifat - Nov 6, 2016

News Hour: Best Western® Hotels & Resorts announced the addition of the BW Premier Collection Cypress Bend Resort Golf and Conference Center. The property – located on the pristine Toledo Bend Lake in Many, Louisiana –...